National Nuclear Physics Summer School 2026

Seattle, WA

June 29 - July 11, 2026

The 37th National Nuclear Physics Summer School (NNPSS) will take place June 29 - July 11, 2026 at the Institute for Nuclear Theory on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA. This summer school is open to graduate students and junior postdocs in experimental or theoretical nuclear physics.

The school consists of ten days of lecture series, special topic seminars, and discussions. The lectures are designed to provide a broad and pedagogical grounding spanning the major areas of nuclear physics, both experiment and theory. Students and lecturers are encouraged to continue discussion outside of the program hours over meals.

For accepted students, the summer school covers lodging at an on-campus dormitory and meals at the on-campus dining halls. Students are responsible for their own travel expenses and some meals.

Application

See application page for information on how to apply, and e-mail intmail@uw.edu with questions.

Lecture Topics

AI/ML in Nuclear Physics
Fundamental Symmetries
Hadron Structure
QCD Phases, Hot and Dense QCD, and Heavy Ions
Quantum Information and Quantum Simulation for Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Structure and Reactions
Nuclear and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics

Organizing Committee

Silas Beane
Alvaro Chavarria
Vincenzo Cirigliano
Alejandro Garcia
David Hertzog
Elise Novitski
Sanjay Reddy (Chair)
Martin Savage

Code of Conduct

All participants, students, and lecturers are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the American Physical Society's code of conduct for scientific meetings.

NNPSS

For more information, please visit the National Nuclear Physics Summer School section of the INT website.